RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to hold elections in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem Jan. 24.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Damascus for a two-day state visit to Syria.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his Mideast trip, a Palestinian official said Monday.
SIDON, Lebanon, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected the naturalization of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 29 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Sunday with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh.
CAIRO, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for talks on the Mecca agreement for national reconciliation.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 2 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will return home Friday after undergoing routine heart tests in an Amman hospital, a PA official said.
SANAA, Yemen, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Tuesday congratulated Palestinian Authority President-elect Mahmoud Abbas and applauded Palestinian democracy.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council Monday welcomed the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new president of the Palestinian Authority.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Palestinian ruling Fatah movement Monday selected Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate for president, al-Jazeera reported.
